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PCC confirms imminent closure and replacement by new watchdog with sharper teeth.

Pets - and their owners - prepare to be judged at event in Birmingham.

Ng Tze-chuen sends robot insect through blocked tunnel in Egypt's Great Pyramid to reveal secrets of Pharaoh Cheops.

Kautilya Nandan Pruthi sentenced for role in Britain's biggest ever Ponzi fraud, creaming off £115m from hapless investors.

March 8 is celebrated as the International Women's Day to honour the economic, political and social achievements of women.

A look at how Jewish people celebrate what Americans refer to as 'Jewish Mardi Gras’.

Forbes magazine released the list of youngest billionaires in the world on Wednesday.

Top London attractions announce late hours and special offers during games to reduce travel congestion.

Will Lewis, NI group manager who is on committee probing journalist malpractice over phone hacking scandal, uses private security firm to protect his home.

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Rare animals are revered symbols of good luck and power

The police chimpanzee does everything to ensure that there is peace and order in its group.

The US houses a third of all women prisoners followed by China.

Purim tells the story of how Jews survived a plot by the anti-semitic Haman, the prime minister of ancient Persia, to kill them.

Fifteen-year-old girl woke up from drunken stupor to realise she was being raped, court hears.

The brother of missing former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie has been taken into custody after police pulled a dismembered female body from Regents Canal in London.

While the number of goldfinches has increased, many other species have witnessed a drop, a study has found.

Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu tops the Forbes list of billionaires for a third year in a row.

Prince Harry delays display of weapon prowess.

Half-mile high dust devil reveals Earth-like weather patterns in atmosphere of Mars.

These solar flares are so powerful they can disrupt power grids, satellites, high frequency radio communication and the global positioning system.

US bakery sells cupcakes 24 hours a day through vending machine aimed at sweet of tooth.

Facebook status updates aimed at her 'boyfriend' Connor McCormack plastered across Jessica Sayers's timeline.

Gruesome find of woman's torso in London canal comes as hunt for missing actress Gemma McCluskie escalates.

IBTimes UK looks at world leaders who adopt another country's national costume as mark of respect.

As Sabu unmasked as FBI mole and named as Hector Xavier Monsegur, IBTimes UK explores other suspects in hacktivist swoop.

As six British soliders feared dead in the latest IED attack, an inquest into the death of another British soldier killed by an undetected bomb, heard that the army's counter-IED strategy is "anything but foolproof".

Bizarre experiment with home-built weapon ends in tragedy and arrest for California trailer park couple.

Rhode Island woman Louise White, 81, opts for lump sum as winner of sixth largest jackpot in US history.